Washington State couldn't make a dent against UCLA's defensive pressure most of the game. When the Bruins let up, the Cougars unleashed a stunning barrage of 3-pointers - and still lost.

The fifth-ranked Bruins knocked the No. 4 Cougars from the unbeaten ranks yesterday with an 81-74 victory led by freshman Kevin Love's eighth double-double of the season.

"I'd never seen anything like that," Love said about the Cougars' seven 3s in the final 1 1/2 minutes.

Love had a career-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Darren Collison added 18 points as the Bruins (16-1, 4-0 Pac-10) won their ninth in a row and seventh straight over the visiting Cougars.

Derrick Low scored 24 points after getting nothing in the first half for Washington State. The Cougars committed 13 turnovers, nine in the first half.

The Cougars (14-1, 2-1) still have just one victory in 51 games at UCLA. They had lost the previous three meetings in Westwood by a combined 8 points.

"We could not get stops," Washington State coach Tony Bennett said. "We pride ourselves in trying to get people to work for their shots and they got so many easy looks."

North Carolina 93, N.C. State 62 - At Chapel Hill, N.C., Deon Thompson and Ty Lawson each scored 16 points for the No. 1 Tar Heels, who scored 25 straight points in the first half en route to the rout.

Jeff Adrien led Connecticut (11-4, 2-2) with 18 points. The Huskies were without coach Jim Calhoun, who was at the arena but stayed in the coaches' locker room because of what the school called flu-like symptoms.

Tennessee (14-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never trailed. But they didn't put the Gamecocks (8-8, 0-2) away until the start of the second half with a 23-5 run to build its lead to 66-40.

Texas A&M (15-1, 1-0) led by 15 points at halftime and built its lead to 61-42 eight minutes into the second half. Missouri 97, Texas 84 - Reserve Keon Lawrence scored a season-high 18 points to lead six Tigers in double figures in a home victory over the No. 12 Longhorns in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Kentucky 79, Vanderbilt 73 - Freshman Patrick Patterson had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Wildcats to a double-overtime victory over the No. 13 Commodores, knocking them from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Ramel Bradley added 20 points for Kentucky (7-7, 1-0 SEC).

Shan Foster had 20 points for Vanderbilt (16-1, 1-1), including a tying 3-pointer with 14 seconds left in regulation.

Clemson 97, Florida St. 85 - Freshman Terrence Oglesby hit three of his six 3-pointers in the second overtime to help the No. 18 Tigers win on their home court. Clemson (13-2, 1-1 ACC) needed buzzer-beaters to tie the Seminoles (12-5, 1-1) in regulation and the first extra period.

Xavier 68, Fordham 50 - At Cincinnati, B.J. Raymond made his first five 3-point attempts and finished with 20 points to lead the No. 24 Musketeers (14-3, 2-0 Atlantic 10) to their sixth straight victory.